JS said in an interview about three weeks ago that foiling up wind would play a big part in the races. Did not seem like it would be until the end. Do you think they were holding back?
I doubt they were holding back, I think they just had to learn how to do it!
Oracle definitely got much faster going upwind through the last 8 races. If you remember, leg 3 was their weakness when ETNZ was kicking their butt. Somehow they figured out how to: 1. make the boat go faster upwind and 2. get to the favored side of the course and protect it going upwind.
